Media releases
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Enquiries from media should be directed to media1@goldcoast.qld.gov.au or phone 07 5581 7941. For interviews or comments from the Mayor, please contact Lisa Grundy on lgrundy@goldcoast.qld.gov.au or phone 07 5581 7941.
Tuesday
2 July 2019Inroads to reducing landfill
11.04am
Recycled materials like glass, rubber tyres and plastic car bumpers are being transformed into roads and reducing the amount of new materials required for road construction.
In a City first trial, a new 410 metre section of KP McGrath Drive in...

Thursday
27 June 2019Ready, Set, Give! Gold Coast ready for blood donor challenge
11.15amCity of Gold Coast is ready to up the ante in this year’s Australian Red Cross Blood Service Councils Challenge.
Launching next week, the City will compete against other Councils around the country to save the most lives through blood and...

Thursday
13 June 2019No surprises: lower rates, less debt, eight surpluses in a row
12.20pmWith a record roads and transport spend and the rate increase kept close to CPI, the 2019-20 City Budget delivers on priorities outlined by the Gold Coast community.
Mayor Tom Tate said the 1.68 per cent average residential rate increase (principal...

Bridge projects to reduce travel time, ease congestion
9.41amTravel time from Southport to Main Beach is projected to be reduced from 35 to eight minutes during peak periods with the addition of a lane on the Sundale Bridge and an upgrade to a Waterways Drive intersection.
Initial funding for...

Tuesday
11 June 2019City says hi to Diamond Jubilee birthday
9.19amGrab your party hats Gold Coasters – the City has turned 60 and you’re invited to celebrate.
Special guest Amy Shark will headline the free Diamond Jubilee celebrations, joining an all Gold Coast line-up featuring The Lamplights, Eliza & The Delusionals...

Wednesday
5 June 2019Recycled water project future proofs the city
2.08pmA giant tunnelling machine, 2.5m in diameter, will begin boring under the Broadwater from Biggera Waters to South Stradbroke Island next month as part of one of the City’s largest ever infrastructure projects.
The machine will create the 1450m long tunnel...
